Plato's Demiurge Flashcards

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Plato believed the world was created by a god he called the ? coming from the Greek word for a craftsman or workman, by fashioning it out of material that was already there.

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Demiurge.

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Plato claims the ? is limited by his materials when making the universe, thus not making it perfectly.

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Demiurge.

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When Plato app,is the word “?” to the Demiurge, he means that he can be judged in comparison with the Form of the ? making him a being that can be measured against the external standards of the ?

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Good.
Good.
Forms.

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